01|22|2025
Push Forward | January 17, 2025
Markets advanced higher for the week. Will the New Year push continue? Monday S&P 500 0.16% | NASDAQ -0.38% Markets ebbed and flowed on Monday but landed in neutral...
01|21|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | January 17, 2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: U.S. Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM) (Dec) data, which measures inflation less food and energy, rose just 0.2%, the smallest increase since August. Year-over-year,...
12|23|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | December 20, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The Core PCE Price Index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, rose only 0.1% (MoM)(Nov), better than expected. The year-over-year number remained...
11|20|2024
Back to Earth | Market Thoughts | Nov. 15, 2024
Markets came back down to earth this week. Is this a sign of a pullback or are we back to business as usual? Monday S&P 500 0.10% | NASDAQ 0.06%...
11|18|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | November 15, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: Headline inflation numbers represented by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Oct) data came in as expected, rising 0.2% month-over-month. The annualized reading also met expectations,...
10|22|2024
Getting Warmer? | October 18, 2024
Markets heated up for a 5th consecutive week. Will the temperature rise from here or start cooling off? Monday S&P 500 0.77% | NASDAQ 0.87% Trading resumed on a Federal...
10|21|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | October 18, 2024
Retail Sales: Retail sales picked up during the month of Sep (MoM), increasing from 0.1% to 0.4%. These numbers were slightly better than expected, and positive news for consumer...
09|23|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | September 20, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: Retail sales ticked up 0.1% (MoM) (Aug), beating expectations and continuing the positive momentum from previous months. Be sure to check out more of last...
08|19|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | August 16, 2024
Retail Sales: Retail Sales (MoM)(Jul) increased 1.0%, beating expectations with the largest monthly increase since February of 2023. This indicates consumer spending and overall economic activity are currently on...